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NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED, RIC FLAIR AND MORE: COMPLETE NWA 73 PPV COVERAGE

Welcome to PWinsider.com and its ongoing coverage of NWA 73 from the historic Chase Ballroom in St. Louis, MO.  Special shout out to Vince Snavely at ringside.

Pre show action saw:

Allysin Kay, Marti Belle and Lady Frost defeated Paola Blaze, Taryn Tyrrell and JennaCide when Frost finally blind tagged herself in and nailed a top rope moonsault for the pin.

PJ Hawx made Colby Corino tap out to a deep sharpshooter.

We are LIVE on FITE TV for NWA 73. We have an intro from 1968, as NWA Tag Team Champions Kratos and Aron Stevens (Can't believe they've been champs since 1948) put over the NWA.  May Valentine looks like she hasn't aged in over 50 years.  Good for her.  I like these retro videos they did hyping this event.  

 

John Goodman narrates an AMAZING intro for NWA 73.  This was amazing.  Old timers like me might be tearing up seeing highlights of St. Louis legends like Ted DiBiase, Dusty Rhodes, Harely Race, Bruiser Brody, Buddy Rogers, Lou Thez. Just amazing.

 

Joe Galli, Conrad Thompson and Velvet Sky are on the call and run down the card.  

Crimson vs. Thom Lattimer vs. Tim Storm- The Brawl in The Lou

Jax Dane attacks Crimson on his way to the ring, effectively ending the War Kings as a unit.  Death Valley Driver onto a ladder. No way Crimson is going to continue. Lattimer attacks Storm with a chair as officials tend to Crimson. Lattimer scores a 2.  Crimson is led to the back.  Storm brings in a garbage can.  Lattimer with a headbutt but Storm clotheslines him over the top rope.  Storm sends him into the post and introduces a ladder. Galli tells us the ladder is here for the lightbulbs.  Storm with a bodyslam. Lattimer blocks Storms ladder climb and sends him into the apron. Lattimer sets up the railing as a bridge and sets Storm up on it.  Lattimer to the top of the ladder and splashed him, breaking the rail.  Storm is about 55 years old.

Crimson staggers to the ring.  He nails Lattimer with a spinebuster and punches. Crimson dropkicks the chair into Lattimer.  Crimson sets up a set of chairs.  Stunner by Lattimer but Crimson answers with a death valley driver for 2.  Storm pulled the referee out at 2.  Storm rolls back in and goes face to face with Crimson.  They trade forearms.  Crimson takes his belt off and Strom removes referee Scott Wheelers belt and they exchange whips.  They both lash LAttimer and send him to the outside.  Crimson can't hold Storm up for a fireman. Storm with the perfect Storm on Crimson for the pin.

WINNER: Tim Storm

Follow that, boys and girls.

Not the opening Strictly Business was hoping for.

Mickie James vs. Kylie Rae

Galli and Thompson declare her the Toast of St. Louis after last night.  Mickie is very emotional drinking in the cheers.  Code of Honor adhered to.  Lockup, takedown by James.  Standing switch by Rae, arm twist by James, reversed by James.  Hammerlock by James.  Wristlock by Rae they're going back and forth.  Armdrag by Mickie, Kylie with one of her own and they are at a stalemate.  Reverse cresent kick by James, snap mare by Rae, she misses badly on a splash.  Mickie with a backslide but Rae with a schoolgirl for 1. STF by Rae, Mickie rolls it into a pin into a facebuster.  Roundhouse by Rae.  James fights off a superplex.  Double stomp for 2 by James. Superkick by Rae for 2.  Rae with a series of covers, she applies a crossface. James escapes and Rae with forearms to the back.  Rae misses a cannonball and Mickie with a floating DDT for the pin.

WINNER: Mickie James

A masked woman assaults Mickie James and slams her into the buckle.  Pump kick by the intruder and she reveals herself to be Deonna Purrazzo. Package piledriver by the Virtuosa.  Kylie Rae makes the save.  

Are we getting Purrazzo vs. James?  Yes, please!

Kylie Rae helps Mickie from the ring.  Tim Storm replaces Conrad Thompson at the booth.  Special thanks to Busch and Carshield for sponsoring tonight's event.

Tyrus, Jordan Clearwater & The Mystery Man now known as Scion vs. Da Pope, Odinson and Parrow

Austin Idol brings out a custom belt for Tryus as "six man champion". Mike Parrow is one of the most intimidating people I've ever seen.  This is a six man and I've learned very well from Cory Strode so it's bullet point time.

• Tyrus and Parrow kick us off. Tyrus mocks the crowd and tags in Clearwater
• Parrow punches Clearwater and sends him into the wrong corner.  The End with dueling elbows of Clearwater
• Odinson backdrops Parrow on to Clearwater.  They tag Poe and slam him onto Clearwater for 2.
• Pope with a clothesline and a reverse atomic drop
• Scion attacks while the referee is distracted. Pope clotheslines him and nails a double blockbuster on Scion and Clearwater
• Tyrus tags in and slams his weight into Pope in the corner
• Clearwater tags in and fires away on Pope.  Arrogant cover gets him a 2 count
• Scion and Tyrus work over Pope in the corner. Scion tags in and he nails a tilt a whirl for 2
• Rear chinlock by Scion.  Pope punches out but a back elbow by Scion
• Odinson gets the tag and nails a dropkick and a belly to back.  Running uppercut by Odinson.  Odinson misses a charge and Tyrus tags in
• Tyrus with punches to the gut on Odinson.
• Scion tags in and hits a suplex for 2
• Clearwater is in now and he's raining punches on Odinson and scores a 2 count.  Clearwater with a rear chinlock.
• Clearwater wants the Chase to shut up. Scion tags in and nails an elbow.  
• Tyrus tags in and wrenches Odinson's neck into a nerve hold.
• Jawbreaker by Odinson but Tyrus with a tackle and a big elbow for 2, broken up by Pope
• Tyrus misses a splash off the 2nd and PArrow tags in. Parrow clears the ring of Scion and Clearwater.  Pope with a dive to the outside onto Tyrus
• The End go for the Doomsday but Black Jeez distracts him.  Odinson to the mat as Tyrus tags in.  Heart Punch to Odinson.
• Scion blind tags himself in and scores the pin

WINNERS: Tyrus, Scion and Jordan Clearwater

NWA National Championship: Chris Adonis (champion) vs. James Storm

Lockup, headlock by Adonis.  Adonis puts him down with a shoulderblock.  Standing switch by Storm, he transitions to a hammerlock and arm twists.  Adonis punches out of it.  Adonis sends to to the out but Storm skins the cat and nails a Thez PRess.  Adonis backdrops him to the outside but Storms sweeps the leg and drage him out. Storm with punches on the outside.  Adonis shoves Storm into the post and rolls back in and out.  Storm gets sent into the rail and back into the ring.  Axehandle off the second rope and a Russian Leg Sweep for 2.  Adonis slows things down with a chinlock. Storm elbows out.  Double underhook by Adonis, he scores a 2. Back to a rear chinlock, he's slowing it down. Storm elbows out but gets slammed into the buckle.  Adonis sends him into another corner, Storm is firing up. Storm wants more and fires right hands and running forearm and a clothesline.  Back elbow by Adonis.  Adonis to the 2nd rope, he eats a spin kick and a right hand.  Hurancanrana off the second by Storm.  Storm with a helicopter slam for 2. JAwbreaker by Adonis.  Codebreaker by Storm and he sets up a superkick. Spine buster for 2 by Adonis.  Adonis applies the Masterlock, Storm rams him backwards into the corner.  Kallas by Adonis for 2.  These 2 are having a banger.  Back rake by Adonis.  Masters grabs the beer bottle but Storm hits the superkick for the supposed pin. Adonis made the ropes. Storm didn't see it and argues with the referee.  Double leg sweep by Adonis, he uses the ropes to secure the pin.

WINNER AND STILL NWA NATIONAL CHAMPION: Chris Adonis

Coverage continues on Page 2!

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